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Garden, Yard

にわ (niwa)

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

Traditional Japanese gardens (日本庭園) are carefully designed to represent mountains, rivers, and forests in miniature. Even a small garden can symbolize an entire natural landscape.

Memory Trick

Imagine stepping outside your HOUSE into a peaceful GARDEN filled with bonsai trees and a tiny pond. That's your 庭.

Readings

Onyomi: テイ (tei)

Kunyomi: にわ (niwa)

Example Words

にわ (niwa)
Garden
庭園
ていえん (teien)
Garden, Park
中庭
なかにわ (nakaniwa)
Courtyard
家庭
かてい (katei)
Home, Household

Example Sentence

庭に きれいな 花が 咲いています。

にわに きれいな はなが さいています。

niwa ni kirei na hana ga saiteimasu

Beautiful flowers are blooming in the garden.

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